The Mid-Atlantic Championship

In 1970, Jim Crockett Promotions introduced the Eastern Heavyweight title to pro wrestling fans in the Carolinas and Virginia. Four years later they changed the name of the title to the Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight championship.

Within these pages you will find a complete history of that title, including a detailed account of every title change from the establishment of the championship until it was retired. Plus great photos of the legendary champions, some never published before.

The Mid-Atlantic area in the 1970s and 1980s was one of the top wrestling territories in the United States. Learn about the storied tradition of its championship and the legendary wrestlers who held it.Details on over 60 title changes across 16 years: the angles, the controversy, the complete story. Over 50 photo photographs and dozens of newspaper ads and posters.

Included is a breakdown of all four championship belts that represented the title, broken down into the five distinct periods the belts were worn, as well as the belt-makers that crafted them and what made them special.

Featuring the legendary champions: Danny Miller, Jerry Brisco, Rip Hawk, Ole Anderson, Johnny Valentine, Wahoo McDaniel, Ric Flair, Greg Valentine, Ken Patera, Tony Atlas, Jim Brunzell, Ray Stevens, Ricky Steamboat, Ivan Koloff, The Iron Sheik, Roddy Piper, Jack Brisco, Dory Funk, Jr., Paul Jones, Dick Slater, Ron Bass, Sam Houston, Ronnie Garvin, and many others!

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• The Canadian Heavyweight Title: The Complete History 1978-1984
• Jim Cornette Presents: Behind the Curtain - Real Pro Wrestling Stories
• United States Championship: A Close Look at Mid-Atlantic Wrestling's Greatest Championship
• Death of the Territories: Expansion, Betrayal and the War that Changed Pro Wrestling Forever
• The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Storytellers (From the Terrible Turk to Twitter)
• Final Bell: Legends of the Mat Remembered
• Strong Style
• WWE: Getting Rowdy: The Unreleased Matches of Roddy Piper (DVD)
• When Wrestling Was Wrestling
• Vader Time